The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-03

Fulton Club had another grand rally
last night right by the side Of their flag
pole. Notwithstanding the chilling
weather which stiiIened the reporters
fingers, the large audience did not leave
until the meeting closed. The First Regi-
ment cOmet, fife and drum band marched
from Main street TO the Open-air stand
disc0ursing entertaining music
Without any preiminaries Chairman
Kosher introduced our Councilman from
Clay Ward,
JOHN II. CONNOR.
lie said it had been stated that he was
the Lone Star, but as that Lone Star he
was here 90 address these people. The
interest Of reform is your interest and Il
is my interest. ] am not here hghting
reform: ! am fighting Repubicanism.
Let us make reform in our own ranks
Shall wc elect The Democratic candidates
or the Republican candidates; me
Democrats held their primary, elected
fbe,r candidates bv a fair vote of all per-
sons. but am sure and am glad to know
if that there are some present here to-
nigbt who never knew how the Repub-
lican ticket was nominated until John >.
Wise tod # 10 the negroes at Fisher
mans Hall The ticket was forced on
you.
The speaker referred TO MT Mullen's
card of ast year, i'm which he said that he
could never be "a party TO a scheme to
turn the working men over TO the Repub-
lIcan party. What interest is it to Mir.
Mullen now to turn the Democratic
working men over to the Republican
party? The speaker asserted that the ed
itOr of the Lab0y Uy0ld had defrauded
man who had supported him, and that his
whole line of action then and now was
simply a matter of dollars and cents.
Tonight he stood battling for the
same cause be had fought for in the can
vases of the ast 10 establish reform I'D
reality and said he, ! ask that you
do not vote foi Republican party which
is in the field only TO crafty the appe-
tte of few men for office.
In clear-cut language he showed up the
verions Renubiican candidates. Mr.
John NJ Ryal he said was yoracious
Office seeker Mr.. John Nj. Parrish when
bee had a chance 10 do anything Tor the
working man, b0lted Mr. Ira d. Bland
got up in the Council and nominated
Colonel Cuts aw saying that he was the
only man i'm the city competent Tor the
position. and was now asking your sui
irages in opposition to the stand he then
took. Mr.. John W Graves last fall was
lighting for the Democrats, but now for
the interests of Graves. None OF these
are for the working men, white or color
ed. they are simply for themselves. lie
fthon paid high tribute 10 the Demo
cratic candidates whose ability and ser
vice 50 al. classes without distinction
need not be expatiated upon
MULLEN DEFIED.
Mr. Conner then. i'm clarion tones, read
a card i'm which he alluded to an article
i'm the Lab0r Herald. accusing him OF dis.
honesty as director Of the Richmond
Co-operatiye Clothing Company. This
charge he proclaimed to be infamously
false. and he dehed Mullen or any other
man To- prove that he had ever defrauded,
I i'm anv way, his fellow man. He paid his
RESPECTS TO Mullen in language more
/ fOrcible than polite, and as a man 'un-
worthy of respect or belief" He closed
| with am appeal to the boys Of Fulton to
| DO their duty as they had done in the
past. and denouncing the Anarchisuc
| sentiments uttered by Joe Devine at the
I Republican rally Tuesday night.
Mr. j. n. Dunlop was the next speaker
/ He opened with words of greeting TO the
Democracy of Fulton, and said the vic
/ tO-y is really now IN the air II II ever
was He referred in cOgent terms to Ma.
homes record on the Chinese bill, and OF
/ Mahonc's love for the honest working
man AS shown by his treatment of q
working man who called on him for due
owed for work act Tally done, and who
received the reply, $50 to hell
I He referred TO Mr. Carters efforts
I'm the Legislature for the alienation
/ of the condition Of the work
/ ing man. and spoke at some length on
national politics. He referred TO the Re
publican party as the party of monopoly,
RINGS. and corruptiOns and showed how,
under Republican rule the only vessel Of
/ ihe navy 'ft TO use was used by the Pres
/ dent as iunketing boat, while great
/ Grover Cleveland travels all over the
/ nited States al his own expense. lie
referred TO the fact that this rapacious
party had given away TO monopoly
enough land, Tree glIt, equal III leiIi'Olg
To fsur States the size Of Virginia, ana
coming closer home he compared the
representative action Of the Democrats
in choosing their nominees for the Leg
islamre All here was free and open,
but the Republicans held their meetings
and worked in secret
Mr. Dunlop continued in this strain at
some length, and was followed by Mr..
j. L. ANDERSON.
He opened 10y saying that he was satis-
/ fed that tie audience present meant
business. and he was sure that not a
person within the sound of bis voice
would, after standing so long in the open
air in this chilly weather, fail to go home
and think over the duty that was before
! him. He urged in feeling terms the
necessity of every man going 10 the polls
next Tuesday and standing by the Dem
ocratic party, the party which alone has
been the working mans friend.
At the conclusion OF Mr.. Anderson s
address the meeting adjourned